Alan Robinson (Northern Irish politician)

Alan Robinson MLA
Robinson in 2024
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2022
Preceded by	George Robinson
Member of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
In office 22 May 2014 – 5 May 2022
Preceded by	Council created
Succeeded by	Steve Callaghan
Constituency	Limavady
Member of Limavady Borough Council
In office 5 May 2005 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	John Dolan
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Constituency	Limavady Town
Personal details
Born	Limavady, Northern Ireland
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party
Occupation	Politician

Alan Robinson is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry since 2022. Robinson was a Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor for the Limavady DEA from 2014 to 2022.

Career

Robinson was first elected to Limavady Borough Council in 2005 as a representative for the Limavady Town District, alongside his father, George Robinson.

He was re-elected to the District in 2011, and later elected onto the newly created Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council in the 2014 local elections, representing Limavady. Robinson was re-elected to the Council in 2019^[1]

Robinson succeeded his father as an MLA for East Londonderry in the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2022 Assembly election.^[2]

References

1. "Election 2019: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council candidates". BBC News. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
2. "East Londonderry: Stormont newcomer Alan Robinson claims second DUP seat". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-05-07.